The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-30

eating at once, he will become fleshy again,
as the same consequence win follow the
same cause; but q man of 800 pounds can
remove the surplus of 100 in thirty days,
and keep it removed, if he will take my
treatment and not gormandize again"
HOW MRS GREEN B. RAUM JARED.
went to see some of the people to whom
the doctor referred. Among others he
asked me to see Gen. Green B. Raum, of
Illinois, whom he thought would condemn
him and his treatment. The doctors story
was that he had been called to treat Mrs.
Raum who was considered a chronic inva-
lid, and had been confined to her bed for
more than year. She had little strength,
and he attempted TO treat her with many
misgiyings She tasted fifteen days, during
which time she suffered dreadfully and
purged herself of enormous quantities of
bile. Then she became salivated, and at
tributed it to the nutrient, which she
claimed contained mercury. The doctor, to
convince her it did not, drank the contents
of a large bottle of his mixture,
with no evil effects. The treat
ment was suspended, and the doctor was
discharged, suppOsing that Gen. and Mrs
Raum would condemn him and his treat
ment, but the General tells me they do not
He says that he believes the doctors treat
ment did Mrs. Raum great deal of good,
for she is much better now and is able to be
out for the first time in eighteen months
He says the doctor has wodderfui remedy,
something of the utmost Importance, but
that he did not diagnose the case of Mrs
Raum correctly or did not apply his treat
ment skillfully. Something was wrong
about it, he would not pretend to say what,
but the result was beneficial. The doctor
says that the trouble was that Mrs. Raum's
system was saturated with drugs, and as
soon as she commenced to fast their effect
was noticed in powerful and distressing
manner.
THE STRANGE CASE OF COL. LEVY.
The case of Col. Levy of the Post Office
Department is, as the doctor says, very re-
markable one. The Colonel was very obese.
He weighed over 800 pounds and suffered
distressingly from the asthma. For years
he has been unable to sleep lying down,
but always maintained a sitting posture.
He has not been able to take exercise either,
but has always ridden wherever he had to
go. He commenced the starvation treat
ment two months ago. For sixty days
he has taken no food whatever. During
this time he has lost eighty pounds of
flesh, and his asthma is entirely gone.
He not only sleeps naturally and enjoys
such rest as he has not known for years, but
his strength has increased without food SO
that he now walks to and from the depart
ment night and morning, something he has
never done before He takes teaspoOnful
OF the nutrient three times a day, drinks
water and milk, eats oranges and grapes,
being careful not to swallow any of the
seeds or pulp, and says that he suffers no
hunger whatever, For the first two or
three days he craved food, but soon lost his
appetite entirely and feels better in every
way than he has for years before.
The regular practitioners in town Of course
say that the doctor is an impostor and his
nutrient a fraud. One regular physician
with whom | talked said thathe was willing
to admit that the nutriant was an impor-
tant discovery, and one which would be rec
ognized soon, but the doctor was not reg
ular graduate and should not be allowed to
practice. He said that he had spent but
two years in study at an eclectic school in
San Francisco. 1t is worth watching, how
ever and if the regular physicians here
would drop their etiquette and make thor
ough examination of the subject it would at
least demonstrate how much humbug there
is in it, and how much merit